Italian destroyer Nazario Sauro

Nazario Sauro
History
Kingdom of Italy
NameNazario Sauro
NamesakeNazario Sauro
BuilderOdero-Terni-Orlando, Sestri Ponente
Laid down9 February 1924
Launched12 May 1926
Completed23 September 1926
FateSunk by aircraft, 3 April 1941
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeSauro-class destroyer
Displacement
Length90.16 m (295 ft 10 in)
Beam9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Range2,600 nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement155 (wartime)
Armament

Nazario Sauro was the lead ship of her class of four destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the 1920s. Completed in 1926, she served in World War II.